Such claims are made to this day about *Sefer Raziel ha-Malakh*. I don't
know what the provenance of this book is. I've skimmed through it and it
looks late medieval to me.... conceivably C13.
At 07:12 AM 10/17/97 -0400, you wrote:
>Dear Listmembers:
>
> The story of the 1290 Paris host desecration libel (which came
>to be known as the Rue des Billettes) describes the Jew, Jonathan, as
>unwilling to relinquish a "book" he claims will protect him from
>burning.
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